📍 1079 Jefferson Rd, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, 15235
Penn Hills El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. The school has 1,279 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penn Hills SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 93.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penn Hills El Sch enrolls 1,279 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 93.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 24% White and 9.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 780 | 61% |
| White | 303 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 119 | 9.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 12 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,278 of the school's 1,279 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,278 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Penn Hills El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 32.
Penn Hills El Sch is one of 3 schools in Penn Hills SD, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,953 students district-wide and employs 206 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,279 students, Penn Hills El Sch is larger than the district average of about 984 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large